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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Edward Cooper" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <edward.cooper@fcexecutivesltd.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2016 19:32:32 +0100
Subject: Letter From Mr. Edward Cooper

From Mr. Edward Cooper

Good Day !!

My name is Mr. Edward Y Cooper, I am the Investment and Administrative Manager of BANQUE ATLANIQUE BENIN. I have an immense business opportunity from my Bank, which I will propose to handle with you.

I am contacting you for this business based on the fact that it requires participation of an external citizen (Foreign Citizen).

I will like to reveal to you that manages well over 158 corporate investors both locally and Internationally, which every investor receives his or her yearly dividend payment at the end of each year.

Brief Details: In every banking year, our Bank has a Profit Return Target of 20% in all Investment projects, which my office administers. Last Year 2015, it happened that we had an Excess Profit Return of 21.2% , 1.2% above the bank Targeted 20%.

During my report on Investment return profits, I excluded the 1.2% Excess and reports the complete targeted 20%.

However the excess 1.2% has a value of US$1.8Million, which I placed in a secrete account with the bank without recording any name as the beneficiary, pending when I will source for a reliable and trusted foreign person to present to the bank as one of our bank foreign investor, then the bank will pay you the $1.8Million as your annual dividend payment.


By this message, I am contacting you to seek your consent and permission to present you to our bank, as one of our bank foreign investor, so that the excess of $1.8Million could be paid to any of your nominated bank account as your 2015 annual dividend benefit of your investment with the bank.

Note as a senior staff of this bank, every official paper works to prove that you are one of the bank foreign investors will be provided, all guide lines on how to follow up will also be advised.

Please after reading this message, make your decision if you can be able to handle this operation with me.

Send me all the below listed information to commence the paper work in your name.


1. Your Full Name
2. Your Country of Origin
3. Your Contact Phone Number
4. Current Address
5. Your Sex and present Occupation.

Note I do not intend to contact any more person(s) for this business, unless I receive your reply email stating you are not interested.


Anticipating your quick response today

Best Regards

Mr. Edward Cooper

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